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Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program, and mobile terminal

US8587530B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2009
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a tap operation detecting unit configured to detect the number of tap operations for tapping a housing and a tapped position of the housing, a storage unit storing a plurality of application programs, an activated application table storing an application program to be activated in association with the tapped position of the housing and the number of tap operations, and a control unit configured to detect an application program corresponding to the tapped position and the number of tap operations with reference to the activated application table on the basis of the tapped position and the number of tap operations detected by the tap operation detecting unit, to read out the detected application program from the storage unit, and to activate the detected application program.

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